Business

BMW of North America has named Flemington BMW a Center of Excellence, the only BMW dealership in the state to win the distinction. Flemington BMW is located at Routes 202 and 31 in Flemington and is a member of the Flemington Car & Truck Country Family of Dealerships. The award “acknowledges the dedication, commitment and enthusiasm Flemington BMW has displayed toward …

Plans are in motion for a police sub-station in the Hamilton Street business district. Hamilton Street Advisory Board vice-chairman Tim Kelly said at the May 9 meeting that he is willing to donate a building he owns at 586 Hamilton St. for the sub-station. “I don’t want any rent for it,” Kelly said of the roughly 600-square-foot building. He said …

Somerset Woods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on Old New Brunswick Road is now open and accepting admissions. The center, at 780 Old New Brunswick Rd., offers “the most sophisticated therapy for sub-acute patients provided by world renowned Kessler Rehabilitation,” according to a press release on the opening. “Our expert staff of nurses provides all forms of skilled care, which is …

Saying that the assignment of two police officers to the Hamilton Street Business District has been a success, the advisory board charged with shepherding the district’s rejuvenation will ask the township to beef up the police presence. Board chairman Pat Gianotto is expected to put the request in writing to township manager Robert Vornlocker. Vornlocker would then pass the request …

Livingston-based Regal Bank now has a Somerset office, with the completion of its merger with Community First Bank. The merger, first announced late last year, became effective at the end of business on March 31. In addition to its Elizabeth Avenue location, Regal Bank now has branches in Livingston, Roseland, Florham Park, Millburn, West Orange, Summit and Springfield. The bank …

Flemington Nissan and Ditschman/Flemington Ford, part of the Flemington Car Country family of dealerships, and Operation Kidsafe, are sponsoring “New Jersey Regional Child Safety Days” events at their location in April. The event, a digital fingerprint and photo safety program, will be held at the dealerships, 212 Route 202 in Flemington, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 8 and 9 …

The Spring Hills Somerset Assisted Living Community has earned its fourth consecutive Advanced Standing, a quality distinction based on rigorous performance standards for licensed assisted living and personal care homes in the state, from the Health Care Association of New Jersey Foundation (HCANJF) in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH). “We are very pleased to have earned …

Philadelphia-based PJ Cavanaugh’s chose St. Patrick’s Day to hold the grand opening of its township pub, located in the Holiday Inn on Davidson Avenue. Irish dancers, pipers and a St. Patty’s Day buffet were the highlights of the day for the resellers, who were given green beads and hats for the ocassion. Also on hand were representatives from the Franklin …

The third of three development proposals heralding the hoped-for reinvigoration of the Hamilton Street business district was heard March 16 by the Planning Board. The developer, Hamilton Street Management, LLC, wants to construct “Hamilton Commons,” a 4-story mixed-use building at Hamilton St. and Baier Avenue, the site of the former Millennium Bank. The building would include about 10 medical and …

For the 2nd consecutive year, all eight locations of the Flemington Car & Truck Country Family of Dealerships, representing 17 manufacturer brands, have earned the coveted DealerRater Consumer Satisfaction Award for 2016. This means that all Flemington Car & Truck Country dealership locations on Route 202 & 31 in Flemington were ranked in the top 10% of U.S. Franchise Dealers …